Gospel Reading: St. John 20:19-31 Love is Always Personal There is no such thing as love in the abstract; it is not a phenomenon that can be measured in a laboratory, isolated from everything else. It is always personal. You all know what sacrifice looks like. You have done it in your lives and you […]

What does it mean to believe? Acts 5:12-20 John 20:19-31. Yes, there are claims about historical events, such as those involving the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, the establishment of the Church and so on. And we need to make sure we understand them and why a rational person would accept them. Because historical […]

St. Thomas Sunday, 2011: Homily (St. John 20: 19-31; Acts 5: 12-20) Thomas and the Need for Signs By this time, the resurrected Christ had already appeared to several of the apostles. Last Sunday, we heard how Christ came in to the locked house of the disciples, proclaimed His peace to them, and then commissioned […]

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2019 Speaking Schedule

1/11/19: “Ritual Actions and the Development of Moral Instinct”; IOTA Conference in Iasi Romania.

2/10/19: “Sanctifying Creation: Three Approaches to Healing the World’s Pain” for the Pan-Orthodox Clergy Fellowship of Rhode Island at St. Michael’s UOC in Woonsocket RI.

3/21/19: “Why Russia needs ‘schismatics’ in Ukraine”. Part of a panel of experts for “Ukrainian Dialogue – Kyiv Patriarchy and Russian Aggression in the Kerch Strait” at Manor College (700 Fox Chase Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046).

3/23/19: “Making Space for Grace in Every Moment”. UOL Lenten Retreat in Tampa Florida. Contact flretreat@uolnj.org for details and registration.

4/6/19: “Learning to Listen, Learning to Love”. Lenten Retreat at St. Matthew’s GOC in Hamburg PA.

4/13/19: “The Role of Humility in Salvation, Sanctification, and the Transformation of the World”. UOL Lenten Retreat at the St. Francis Center for Renewal in Bethlehem, PA. Contact nsufler@aol.com for details and registration.

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This is where Fr. Anthony Perkins, an Orthodox Christian priest of the UOC-USA (Ecumenical Patriarchate), posts homilies, commentary, and the show notes for OrthoAnalytika, a podcast on spirituality, science, culture, vocations, the paranormal, and current events. If you have suggestions for the blog or podcast or comments on any of their content, you are welcome to contact Fr. Anthony via e-mail.

Psalm 33:12-15

What man is he that desires life, and loves length of days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.